Accident · 1999-05-23

NTSB case CHI99LA159 · Air Tractor AT-802A · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1999-05-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Air Tractor AT-802A (N6144H)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot selecting the wrong runway direction on which to initiate the takeoff and his failure to maintain directional control. Factors associated with the accident were the quartering tailwind condition, the rough terrain encountered, and fatigue.

Source: NTSB case CHI99LA159

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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